Terms of Reference

Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 2014 Stock Status Update

Regional Science Response Process – Newfoundland and Labrador Region

April 21, 2015
St. John’s, NL

Chairperson: Dale Richards

Context

The stock assessment of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in the Newfoundland and Labrador Region is conducted every five years, with the most recent assessment completed in December 2013 (DFO 2015). An annual update of the stock status is prepared in interim years. Indicators of adult and juvenile (smolt) Atlantic Salmon stocks are derived from data collected at monitoring facilities and fisheries catch statistics.

Objectives

An update of any new information available concerning the status of Atlantic Salmon stocks will be presented for Salmon Fishing Areas (SFAs) as follows: Labrador SFAs 1‑2, 14B and Newfoundland SFAs 3‑14A. The meeting will focus on the general state of salmon stocks in Newfoundland and Labrador. An update on smolt production, marine smolt survival and harvests in the recreational fishery and the Labrador subsistence fisheries will be discussed.

Expected Publications

• Science Response

Participation

• Science, Newfoundland and Labrador Region, DFO
• Fisheries Management, Newfoundland and Labrador Region, DFO

References

DFO. 2015. Stock Assessment of Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Salmon – 2013. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Sci. Advis. Rep. 2014/023.